On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:38:47 -0800 (PST), jamesgangnc
wrote:

On Jan 10, 1:06*pm, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:40:57 -0800 (PST), Bill Ventura





wrote:
I'm changing out my kitchen ovens and the new one
needs an additional 3/8 to 1/2" of side clearance. *It is
a sheetrocked wall, 1/2". * *Because it will be hidden
doesn't matter about looks. *The oven is rated to be
installed in wood cabinets with essentially zero
clearance. *Some options that come to mind:

1 - Remove the drywall and trim the studs down by 1/2"
over the full height of the wall using a router? *Other ideas?
Then re-drywall. The wall is non-load bearing.

2 - Just leave the one section of hidden wall where the
ovens are without drywall. *It's just a short wall, not open
to anywhere above or below and will never be seen.

3 - Same as two but use sheetmetal to cover the studs.

4 - Other ideas? *Is there some other product that
is thin and can be used instead of sheetrock for
something like this?

Thanks for any input!

1/4-inch thick drywall (if you can find it locally)- Hide quoted text -

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1/4" drywall works fo rme too but I never can find it. 1/4" drywall
also great for just covering badly damages wallboard without removing
it.

Masonite. I would not leave it bare, stuff drips and falls down that
gap.

For giggles I checked for 1/4" tile backer board. It would work -- out
of sight out of mind :-/

" DensGuard® Tile Backer is the ideal tile backer for use on walls,
floors, and ceilings

Sold exclusively at Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouses

Sizes available:
Ideal size for floors:
1/4" x 4' x 4' (not available everywhere)
1/4" x 32" x 5'